Students will Learn:

1)  How to open, create a new file & save their .AI (adobe illustrator files) 
2) How to navigate the illustration software (move around)
3) How to select design art elements (Selection Tool), to Move, Rotate and Scale the design art elements
4) Students will gain an understanding of  Fills & Stroke
5) How to change the colors of the fills & strokes of vector artwork
6) How to access the color picker and the swatch, gradient & pattern libraries
7)  How to use the Illustration software to create vector shapes for their designs  (polygons,circle, stars etc.)
8)  How to modify their shapes and drawing by using the Direct Selection Tool for further control over their illustrations
9) How to use the Paintbrush tool to draw directly inside of Adobe Illustrator using a mouse or Stylus drawing tablet
10) How to export their Adobe Illustrator Artwork for web (as a jpeg) so it can be displayed on social media or printed
11) They will learn how to Build on the skill of bringing in a Pencil Sketch or Photograph to create a Painting from it using Tracing Paper
12) They will build on the basic Painting skills set and learn how to utilize the Blob Brush along with the Paint Brush tool.
13) Students build on the skill of coloring in their vector Line Art by using the Live-Paint Mode.
14) Students learn advanced coloring, editing the colors in Live Paint through the use of gradients
15) Students will gain an understanding of the Gradient Palette to control color blends and apply to a Live Paint Illustration
16)  Students will learn how to use and apply the Gradient Mesh for great shadows and light controls with colors
17)  Students will learn and build on skills for using the Pen / Path tool with greater control for more complex shapes and line art. 
18)  Students will build on using Layers to group their Design Elements
19)  Students also learn how to utilize the Text functions to create shape based design elements
20) They learn how to export their Adobe Illustrator Artwork for web (as a jpeg) so it can be displayed on social media or printed

I have taught Digital Illustration for the last 5 years, in a college setting for high school & college age groups, as well as a modified for kids version of a similar illustration class as a Summer Camp for jr.high age group - high school. 
My personal experience is that I am a professional artist & also enjoy teaching as an art based technology instructor. I have  BA  Degrees in Media arts /  Digital Media Communications & have worked as professional Graphic Artist for 20 years.  



I am offering this class as a unique offering because suddenly I am finding myself teaching ALL my illustration classes online & am currently home due to the nationwide school shut-down. I have 3 elementary aged children and have been putting them in all sorts of cool classes, when it occurred to me that I could share my illustration course to lots of artist who are jr.high & highschool age kids &  teens who may also be currently affected by the school shut - down.   teens who may also be currently affected by the school shut - down.   

*Currently a candidate for MFA in Illustration*